apitrace vs PresentMon
apitrace
apitrace.github.ioPresentMon
github.comSide by side
| Figure | apitrace | PresentMon |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Game Profiling Software | 8.2 (#7) | 7.6 (#20) |
| License | The GitHub repository identifies the project license as MIT. | The repository includes an MIT license and states that the software is provided “AS IS,” without warranty. |
| Purpose | apitrace traces OpenGL, Direct3D, and DirectDraw API calls to files. | PresentMon captures and analyzes high-level performance characteristics of graphics applications on Windows. |
| Support | The homepage links to a manual, bug-reporting guide, source-hacking guide, wiki, and mailing list. | The README directs users to GitHub Issues for reported issues and to CONTRIBUTING.md for feature requests and issue reporting. |
Plans
In their own words
apitrace
apitrace records OpenGL, Direct3D and DirectDraw API calls in trace files for replay and examination. Recorded calls can be replayed on another machine; OpenGL traces can also be replayed across operating systems. Its tools let users inspect graphics state and call data, view framebuffers and textures, edit trace files and profile performance. Coverage varies across APIs and operations: the feature matrix spans OpenGL 1.0–4.5, OpenGL ES 1.0–3.0, Direct3D 7–11.x and DirectDraw. Command-line profiling can capture frame, GPU, CPU and pixels-drawn data, with shader-profile formatting available through a script. The operating-system matrix lists Linux, OS X and Windows for tracing, replay, command-line and GUI use. Windows and Linux binaries are available for x86_64 and Arm64, with Windows x86 binaries also provided. The open-source project is licensed under MIT. One stated limitation is that programmatic Direct3D capture interfaces are unsupported. The maintainer says patches, issues and requests are handled as time permits, and the project links to a manual, bug-reporting guide, source-hacking guide, wiki and mailing list.